Misty Vanderweele: Media Kit

Alaska Flower Farmer · Speaker · Educator · Agriculture Advocate

About Misty

Misty Vanderweele is an Alaska flower farmer, speaker, educator and the founder of All Dahlia’d Up Flower Farm in Palmer, Alaska. For more than a dozen growing seasons, she has been growing flowers, building a small farm business and sharing her love of locally grown blooms with her community.

Her experience brings together hands-on flower farming, small business ownership, agriculture, creativity and a genuine appreciation for the stories that grow alongside a farm. Misty enjoys sharing what she’s learned, connecting with fellow growers and helping others see the possibilities in Alaska-grown flowers.

All Dahlia’d Up Flower Farm

Located in Palmer, Alaska, All Dahlia’d Up Flower Farm grows seasonal cut flowers on the Vanderweele family farm, with a beautiful view of Pioneer Peak. What began with a love of dahlias has grown into a flower farm offering fresh seasonal bouquets, a self-service flower stand, specialty floral work and opportunities to experience the farm.

With more than 12 growing seasons behind her, Misty has learned to work with Alaska’s unique growing conditions while building a business rooted in local flowers, community and a little flower magic.

The Story Behind the Farm

All Dahlia’d Up began with a dahlia.

Misty’s son, Luke, gave her her first dahlia when he was in kindergarten. After his passing, she continued growing dahlias in his memory. An unexpected purple dahlia seedling became a meaningful reminder of Luke and the love that continues beyond loss.

That flower became part of the beginning of All Dahlia’d Up. Today, the farm carries that story forward—not just through flowers, but through the people, experiences and connections that make this place special.

Speaking & Education

Misty brings real-world experience and a personal perspective to conversations about flower farming, small agricultural businesses and the Alaska-grown floral industry. She has been a paid speaker at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival in Seattle twice and has shared her experience at agricultural, gardening and floral events.

Topics include:

• Growing and selling cut flowers in Alaska

• Building a small-scale flower farm business

• Dahlias, seasonal flowers and the Alaska growing season

• The opportunities and challenges of flower farming

Misty is available for interviews, podcasts, conferences, flower and garden events, and educational presentations.

Alaska Floriculture Leadership

Misty serves as the Alaska Mat-Su Chair on the Alaska Floriculture Program Advisory Committee, contributing a flower farmer’s perspective to conversations about the growth and development of Alaska’s floriculture industry.

Her involvement reflects a commitment to supporting local flower growers, strengthening the Alaska-grown floral market and helping bring greater visibility to floriculture as an important part of Alaska agriculture.

Author & Storyteller

Misty is also an author whose writing explores family, loss, resilience and finding meaning through life’s unexpected turns. Her books include In Your Face and Thrive Through Tears, which brings together her personal story and advocacy work.

Whether she’s writing, speaking or sharing the story behind her farm, Misty believes that personal experiences can connect people in meaningful ways.

Selected Media

Misty and All Dahlia’d Up Flower Farm have been featured in television interviews, podcasts, print publications and books. Her media appearances have touched on flower farming, Alaska agriculture, locally grown flowers and the personal story behind the farm.

Selected features include:

• Alaska News Source

• Slow Flowers Podcast

• Flower Power

• Landmark Collective

• Ag Matters

• The Flower Farmers book

• Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
• Mat-Su Sentinel

Press Photography & Media Resources

A selection of photographs from All Dahlia’d Up Flower Farm is shown below. High-resolution images are available upon request for editorial, media and speaking-related use.

To request a photograph, simply reference the image number when contacting Misty at aduflowerfarm@gmail.com.

Media & Speaking Inquiries

For interview requests, speaking invitations, photography requests or other media inquiries, please contact Misty directly.

Email: aduflowerfarm@gmail.com

Misty welcomes opportunities to share the story of Alaska flower farming, connect with other growers and bring a little more attention to the flowers growing right here in Alaska.

Speaking & Presentations:

• Northwest Flower & Garden Festival in Seattle
• Alaska Farm & Garden Show, Raven Hall